<p>The funeral for Army Pfc. Markie T. Sims of Citra, who was killed in Afghanistan, is slated for Saturday.</p><p>The soldier's mother, Wanda Thompson, said services for her son will begin at 1 p.m. at United Baptist Church in Reddick.</p><p>Sims, 20, was killed when an improvised bomb exploded next to his vehicle. He was assigned to the U.S. Army's 38th Engineering Company, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.</p><p>Sims played football while attending North Marion High School and later graduated from Marion Technical Institute in 2011.</p><p>Sims is survived by Thompson; wife Shakeli Sims; father Henry Sims; grandparents Randolph and Ella Mae Thompson; brothers Henry Jr. and Demarrio, both of Reddick, Defonzio of California, and Henry Lee Daniels of Ocala; and sister Lashay Daniels of Gainesville.</p>